Book of Church Order

The constitution of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, subordinate to the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, consists of its standards of doctrine, government, discipline, and worship, namely, its Confession of Faith, Larger and Shorter Catechisms, Form of Government, Book of Discipline, and Directory for the Public Worship of God. When the latter three documents are published together, the combined document shall be entitled the Book of Church Order of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (Form of Government XXXII.1). To download the BCO as an Adobe PDF file, please click here.

• Preface
• The Form of Government
• The Book of Discipline
• The Directory for the Public Worship of God

Additional Resources

The following documents are not properly a part of the OPC constitution, though various general assemblies have directed that they be included in the printed Book of Church Order. (For more information see Preface above.)

• Suggested Forms for Use in Connection with the Book of Discipline
• Suggested Forms for Particular Services
• Recommended Curriculum for Ministerial Preparation in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church